'The Best of Rifftrax Live' brings hilarious series back to cinemas for two nights in January

by jmaloni

Press release

Thu, Jan 3rd 2013 09:30 am

The
stars of RiffTrax - best known for their groundbreaking hit show
"Mystery Science Theater 3000" - are set to kick off 2013 with
encores of two of the most uproarious episodes of the "RiffTrax
Live" cinema series.

"The Best of RiffTrax Live: 'Manos' The
Hands of Fate" will hit select movie theaters nationwide on
Thursday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m. local time, followed one week later
by "The Best of RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space" on
Thursday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. local time. Join comedians Michael J.
Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as they fire their patented
wisecracking commentary on these gold standards of bad movies.

Tickets
for "The Best of RiffTrax Live: 'Manos' The Hands of Fate"
and "Plan 9 from Outer Space" are available at participating
theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.
The events will be broadcast to nearly 300 select movie theaters
across the country through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast
Network. For a complete list of theater locations and prices visit
the NCM Fathom Events website (theaters
and participants are subject to change).

"I'm
really excited because it's not every day you get a chance to see
the worst movie ever made, and then a week later see a movie even
worse than that. Truly, you owe it to yourself to see these classics
of the genre," said Nelson, RiffTrax creator and former host of the
Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning "Mystery Science Theater
3000."

"The
Best of RiffTrax Live: 'Manos' The Hands of Fate" - Jan. 24

Originally
broadcast to theaters in August 2012, "RiffTrax Live: 'Manos'
The Hands of Fate" brings Torgo and other crazy characters back by
popular demand. Riffing on one of the worst films of all time, this
one-night encore gives fans another chance to see the comedians of
RiffTrax roasting the film on the big screen. The event also features
two shorts, including the introduction of that lovable loser Norman.

"The
Best of RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space" - Jan. 31

The
first Rifftrax Fathom Event broadcast to theaters in 2009, the "worst
movie ever made" is back on the big screen as the stars of "Mystery
Science Theater 3000" riff on the classic flick. Their hilarious
jokes tackle the gold standard of bad movies in this rebroadcast.
Directed by Ed Wood, "Plan 9 from Outer Space" features cheap
sets, inept aliens and side-splitting dialogue. This one-night event
also features a short, as well as a musical performance by Jonathan
Coulton.

"Some
movies are so bad that one night of riffing is just not enough,"
said Shelly Maxwell, executive vice president of NCM Fathom Events.
"Audiences can experience a RiffTrax event for the first time -
or relive the laughter - with these two hilarious events in select
U.S. theaters."

"The
Best of RiffTrax Live: 'Manos' The Hands of Fate" and "Plan 9
from Outer Space" will be showing at the following theaters in your
area:

TRANSIT
CENTER STADIUM 19 WITH IMAX

6707
TRANSIT RD

BUFFALO

NY

14221

ELMWOOD
CENTER 16

2001
ELMWOOD AVE

BUFFALO

NY

14207

For
a complete list of theater locations and prices visit the NCM Fathom
Events website at www.FathomEvents.com
(theaters
and participants are subject to change).